Waimalu Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Aiea, Hawaii

Waimalu Elementary School in Aiea, Hawaii enrolled 312 students in 2024-25 with 25.5 full-time teachers, 12.2 students per teacher against the Hawaii elementary-school median of 13.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 55-59% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 40% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Hawaii: 51.9% and 39.4%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 16% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 18%

370 students in 2022-23, 342 students in 2023-24, 312 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 31.0 to 25.5.

Students enrolled at Waimalu Elementary School by school year2022-23: 370, 2023-24: 342, 2024-25: 31201002003004002022-233702023-243422024-25312
Students enrolled at Waimalu Elementary School by school year2022-23: 370, 2023-24: 342, 2024-25: 31201002003004002022-233702023-243422024-25312
Students enrolled at Waimalu Elementary School by school year2022-23: 370, 2023-24: 342, 2024-25: 31201002003004002022-233702023-243422024-25312
Students enrolled at Waimalu Elementary School by school year2022-23: 370, 2023-24: 342, 2024-25: 31201002003004002022-233702023-243422024-25312
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2337031.011.9
2023-2434229.011.8
2024-2531225.512.2

12.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 85 of every 100 Hawaii elementary schools

Among the 183 Hawaii elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Hawaii elementary schools, 2024-25183 values from 8.2 to 18.9; This school 12.2; state median 13.9.7.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.2state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Hawaii elementary schools, 2024-25183 values from 8.2 to 18.9; This school 12.2; state median 13.9.7.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.2state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Hawaii elementary schools, 2024-25183 values from 8.2 to 18.9; This school 12.2; state median 13.9.7.512.517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.2state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Hawaii elementary schools, 2024-25183 values from 8.2 to 18.9; This school 12.2; state median 13.9.7.512.517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.2state median 13.9U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 371 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Waimalu Elementary School enrolled 371 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 371 of the 371 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions4
  • Chronically absent39.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

34.9% of students were Asian, 24.0% Pacific Islander, 20.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Asian34.9%
  2. Pacific Islander24.0%
  3. Two or more races20.2%
  4. Hispanic17.6%
  5. White2.6%
  6. Black0.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Waimalu Elementary School scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 40% in math in 2022-23, against 51.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 39.4% in math in 2022-23 across Hawaii. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Hawaii, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtHawaii
Reading and language arts, 2021-2255‑59%52%51.9%
Math, 2022-2340%38% (2021-22)39.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Aiea

5 public elementary schools in Aiea report 2024-25 enrollment; Waimalu Elementary School is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Gustav H Webling Elementary School43615.622.0%
Alvah A Scott Elementary School43314.437.6%
Pearl Ridge Elementary School40914.117.4%
Waimalu Elementary School31212.237.5%
Aiea Elementary School26512.067.2%

All public schools in Aiea →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Waimalu Elementary School

  1. Pearl Ridge Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 409 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
  2. Waiau Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 498 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  3. Compare Waimalu Elementary School with Pearl Ridge Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Hawaii Department of Education spends per student$20,056 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$20,056
  5. The largest public schools in HawaiiWaimalu Elementary School is the number 134 by size of 183 Hawaii elementary schools open in 2024-25.#134 of 183
  6. Hawaii schools by students per teacher12.2 students per teacher here against the Hawaii median of 13.9 for elementary schools.12.2:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Waimalu Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Waimalu Elementary School?
    312 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 370 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Aiea, HI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Waimalu Elementary School?
    12.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Hawaii median for elementary schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Waimalu Elementary School a Title I school?
    Waimalu Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Waimalu Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Waimalu Elementary School scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 40% in math in 2022-23, against 51.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 39.4% in math in 2022-23 across Hawaii. Hawaii's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Waimalu Elementary School in?
    Hawaii Department of Education, NCES district ID 1500030. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 150003000140 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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